-nikka

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See also: Nikka and nikka

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian -ник (-nik).

Pronunciation

Suffix

-nikka

  1. Forms occupational agent nouns.
    api (help) + ‎-nikka → ‎apinikka (helper)
    töö (work) + ‎-nikka → ‎töönikka (employee)

Usage notes

Declension

Declension of -nikka (type 3/kana, kk-k gradation)
singular plural
nominative -nikka -nikat
genitive -nikan -nikkoin
partitive -nikkaa -nikkoja
illative -nikkaa -nikkoihe
inessive -nikaas -nikois
elative -nikast -nikoist
allative -nikalle -nikoille
adessive -nikaal -nikoil
ablative -nikalt -nikoilt
translative -nikaks -nikoiks
essive -nikkanna, -nikkaan -nikkoinna, -nikkoin
exessive1) -nikkant -nikkoint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms